Question 1

How is content verified?

Accepted Answer

Every contributor must submit proof of participation before their experience goes live. We accept four types of verification: an offer letter or rejection email, a work email address at the company, a LinkedIn profile confirming the relevant role, or attestation from a current employee. Verification documents are stored for 90 days and then permanently deleted. We retain only the verification type, not the documents themselves.

Question 2

Is this really free? What's the catch?

Accepted Answer

Yes, completely free — no premium tier, no ads, no affiliate links. The site is funded personally by the founder. There is no catch. If the funding model ever changes, it will be announced clearly on this page before any change takes effect. The motivation is simple: access to this kind of information shouldn't depend on knowing the right people.

Question 3

Can I contribute anonymously?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Contributors are identified to readers only by a self-chosen pseudonymous handle — never by real name. We require an email address for verification purposes, but it is never displayed publicly. Our verification process confirms that you participated in the interview; it does not expose your identity to readers, companies, or anyone else.

Question 4

What if my company has an NDA about interviews?

Accepted Answer

NDAs vary significantly in scope. Most employment agreements do not prohibit describing your general interview experience — they typically cover trade secrets and proprietary business information, not your personal recollection of an interview process. That said, we are not your legal counsel. If you are uncertain whether your specific NDA covers interview experiences, consult a lawyer before submitting. Do not reproduce exact question text verbatim if you believe your NDA prohibits it.

Question 5

How do I get my experience removed?

Accepted Answer

You can request removal at any time, for any reason, with no explanation required. Email hello@hirelogs.com from the address associated with your account and we will unpublish your experience within 48 hours. Removal is permanent — we do not archive or retain copies of removed content after deletion.

Question 6

Why no AI-generated content?

Accepted Answer

Because AI-generated interview summaries are plausible but unreliable in exactly the ways that matter most. A model cannot tell you that a company changed its evaluation criteria three months ago, or that a particular team cares more about system design depth than coding speed. Worse, fabricated specificity is harder to detect than obvious vagueness — a convincing but false account is more dangerous than a vague but true one. Every experience on HireLogs was written by someone who lived it.

Question 7

How are experiences curated?

Accepted Answer

Every submission is reviewed by a human curator before publication. Curators check for completeness (does the experience cover all the required sections?), authenticity signals (does this read like a real experience or a fabricated one?), policy compliance (no interviewer names, no verbatim question reproduction), and verification (has the contributor provided valid proof of participation?). We reject roughly 30% of submissions — mostly for being too vague to be genuinely useful, rather than for policy violations.

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